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Chapter 291 - 289: Fortunate Accident, Never Worth Celebrating

Chapter 291: Chapter 289: Fortunate Accident, Never Worth Celebrating

Besides Li Mingchen lying in the bedroom, there were only four people present.

And Nan Zhubin requested to have a private chat with Chang Ming, which obviously indicated that there was something to be kept confidential.

The person who needed to be avoided was naturally not Senior Brother Chonghui, but the student’s parents.

Fortunately, after Sister Li heard Chang Ming pivot back to utter "anxiety disorder," her emotions immediately stabilized again.

Chonghui glanced at Nan Zhubin and took the initiative to gently pull Sister Li aside.

This senior brother had participated in several psychological evaluation projects in Beidu and had considerable experience in dealing with the families of evaluation subjects. At this moment, she was preparing to explain to Sister Li what "anxiety disorder" was and what role this evaluation result could play moving forward.

Meanwhile, Nan Zhubin and Chang Ming moved to the side of the kitchen. He casually poured himself a glass of water and gulped it down to moisten his throat, which had been talking for an hour.

Chang Ming silently watched the movement of Nan Zhubin’s Adam’s apple.

After a while, he slowly asked, "How did you come up with this evaluation report?"

Even if Nan Zhubin hadn’t brought it up, Chang Ming would need to discuss the details of the conversation with him.

No matter how much he wanted to slack off, he couldn’t skip this step.

Because in addition to taking Nan Zhubin’s evaluation report back, he also had to report this matter to his superiors and write a written report himself.

Therefore, Chang Ming needed to understand the principles on which Nan Zhubin based his judgments.

...

Nan Zhubin placed the cup down on the side, making a "pa" sound.

His first sentence was, "In a sense, the judgments made by the two people who left earlier were correct."

For laypeople, the difference between "anorexia" and "neurogenic anorexia" isn’t significant.

"This student, Li, started experiencing ’eating disorders’ about a month before the accident. He began using very extreme methods to lose weight, which led to significant changes in his body weight in a short time, evidently also affecting his health."

Nan Zhubin slowly said, "According to his own description, he lost consciousness due to sudden hypoglycemia while bringing lunch for his roommate. Because of his previously good physical condition, he was not adequately prepared for this situation, so he accidentally fell over the railing."

Li Mingchen’s physiological medical report also had a similar diagnosis result of "malnutrition."

"In this respect, this matter is indeed... an ’accident’," Nan Zhubin concluded in stages.

Chang Ming nodded.

Up to this point, this part was the conclusion given by the tall and short individuals who just left.

This conclusion could basically absolve the school of direct responsibility. If the parents still persist, they can only use the reason that "the incident happened at the school, so the school must be responsible" to make a fuss.

"But—"

Nan Zhubin slowly said, "While ’neurogenic anorexia’ may be the ’direct cause’ of the accident, it’s not the ’root cause’.

Many people let their guard down when they see "neurogenic anorexia."

But, many psychological and mental illnesses are not isolated.

And "neurogenic anorexia" most commonly co-occurs with "anxiety disorder" and "depression."

Among them, "anxiety disorder" is generally more of a cause, while "depression" often becomes the result.

"In my conversation with Li Mingchen, I found that he had abnormal reactions to key aspects like ’physical test scores’ and ’coach,’ which triggered his strong ’concern’ and ’anxiety.’ It can basically be confirmed that these two are his ’sources of anxiety,’ which in turn led to his ’neurogenic anorexia’."

Chang Ming caught two key words: "Do you think his ’scores’ and the ’coach’s’ teaching style are direct causes?"

Nan Zhubin cautiously shook his head, "Based solely on his subjective narration, we can only say ’the scores’ certainly are."

"As for the ’coach,’ it’s hard to determine. Perhaps it is necessary to go to the school to evaluate other students or even talk to the coach himself to be clear, but—"

But that was not within Nan Zhubin and his team’s work scope.

To perform a psychological evaluation and provide a conclusion was all that Nan Zhubin and his team needed to do.

Chang Ming nodded, then suddenly asked, "What are the consequences of ’anxiety disorder’?"

Nan Zhubin enumerated: "Irritability, difficulty concentrating, sleep disorders, etc., severe cases may sporadically experience ’panic disorder.’"

"These are the physical symptoms. Being in such states for a long time can interfere severely with life, learning, work, and social interactions, causing other functional disorders."

Chang Ming nodded thoughtfully.

Then he asked again, "Is his ’anxiety disorder’ serious?"

At this, Nan Zhubin shrugged.

The conversation became somewhat relaxed at this point.

"Strictly speaking, he has already distanced himself from his ’source of anxiety,’ and I can see an unconscious ’relief’ and even ’liberation’ in him."

Nan Zhubin recalled the data he had seen, "His accident should have happened about a month ago, right? During the time he was bedridden, due to the change of environment, it unexpectedly achieved a certain degree of self-healing for him. He no longer quite meets the strict definition of ’anxiety disorder.’"

At this point, Nan Zhubin added, "If you consider his current state, the evaluation report should actually note ’suspected [anxiety disorder].’"

After hearing Nan Zhubin’s supplement, Chang Ming looked down at the report again.

Then he faintly curled the corners of his mouth, "So, his accident... is actually fortunate? Allowing him to unwittingly escape from his mental illness?"

But Nan Zhubin did not echo Chang Ming’s sentiment.

His expression was serious, "Many mental illnesses actually improve significantly when one leaves the pathogenic environment—it’s just that most people don’t have this condition."

"Li Mingchen’s accident not only allowed him to escape the possible continued exacerbation of ’anxiety disorder,’ but also prevented ’neurogenic anorexia’ from worsening, which could have led to ’depression.’

The long-term dietary restrictions causing mental and physical dual impacts result in much more than just ’feeling down.’

This is also why ’depression’ often becomes a complication of ’neurogenic anorexia.’"

"But, this doesn’t mean this ’accident’ was a good thing. Quite the opposite, if Li Mingchen hadn’t timely rescued himself, it could have resulted in a much more serious situation than it is now. We can only say that ’everyone’ had pretty good luck."

"But what if there’s a next time?"

Nan Zhubin spoke without politeness, carrying an implicitly educational tone.

Especially when he was facing the person in front of him, a director of the Health Commission, there was a sense of abruptness, as if saying, "Are you teaching me how to do my job?"

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